The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

Not affiliated with NYPL.

Uncatalogued scans

Dishes

45,211 dishes appearing on three or more menus, most common first

  1. 6,801American [cheese]18 menus
  2. 6,802Chicken Hash, poached egg18 menus
  3. 6,803Pale Sherry18 menus
  4. 6,804Oat-meal18 menus
  5. 6,805Red Cherry Pie18 menus
  6. 6,806Gebratene Küken18 menus
  7. 6,807Astor House oyster flip18 menus
  8. 6,808Little-Neck clam cocktail18 menus
  9. 6,809Coupe Jack18 menus
  10. 6,810Bear Lithia18 menus
  11. 6,811Omelette with fines herbes18 menus
  12. 6,812White Rock Lithia Water18 menus
  13. 6,813Pot of green tea18 menus
  14. 6,814American Fine Vintage Claret18 menus
  15. 6,815Sweet Catawba18 menus
  16. 6,816Lettuce Salade18 menus
  17. 6,817Parfait Amour18 menus
  18. 6,818Salade de laitues18 menus
  19. 6,819Irish Whisky18 menus
  20. 6,820CURRENT JELLY18 menus
  21. 6,821Frischer Hummer, Mayonnaise18 menus
  22. 6,822Scotch Whisky18 menus
  23. 6,823Cocoanut Macaroons18 menus
  24. 6,824Ravioli18 menus
  25. 6,825Scrambled-eggs18 menus
  26. 6,826Fried-eggs18 menus
  27. 6,827Poached-eggs18 menus
  28. 6,828California Burgundy18 menus
  29. 6,829Pommery and Greno Sec18 menus
  30. 6,830Hammelcotelettes18 menus
  31. 6,831Kaiser Schnitzel18 menus
  32. 6,832Chicken a la creole18 menus
  33. 6,833Lentil soup18 menus
  34. 6,834Endivien Salat18 menus
  35. 6,835Coffee, Pot for One18 menus
  36. 6,836Sorbet a l'Orange18 menus
  37. 6,837Potatoes Natural18 menus
  38. 6,838Pommes Pont-Neuf18 menus
  39. 6,839Chocolate Cream18 menus
  40. 6,840Salad Chiffonade18 menus
  41. 6,841Walker's Whiskey18 menus
  42. 6,842Sheepshead, Courtbouillon18 menus
  43. 6,843Rahm-Kase18 menus
  44. 6,844Omelette a la Creole18 menus
  45. 6,845Te18 menus
  46. 6,846Apricot Sherbet18 menus
  47. 6,847Lyonnaise potato18 menus
  48. 6,848Cold Boiled mutton18 menus
  49. 6,849Green turtle soup, clear18 menus
  50. 6,850Pommes Parisiennes18 menus
  51. 6,851Anchois sur toast18 menus
  52. 6,852Filet of Beef, Mushroom Sauce18 menus
  53. 6,853Creamed Rice Pudding18 menus
  54. 6,854CREAM OF MUSHROOMS18 menus
  55. 6,855Strawberry Jelly18 menus
  56. 6,856Salz-Cornedbeef18 menus
  57. 6,857Tongue ecarlate18 menus
  58. 6,858Homard a l'Americaine18 menus
  59. 6,859Pommes sautees18 menus
  60. 6,860St. Julien Bordeaux18 menus
  61. 6,861Ice Coffee18 menus
  62. 6,862Roast Beef (cold)18 menus
  63. 6,863Glace Pistache18 menus
  64. 6,864Assorted Cuts18 menus
  65. 6,865Bismarck herrings18 menus
  66. 6,866Cauliflower, Butter Sauce18 menus
  67. 6,867Koffie18 menus
  68. 6,868Emmenthaler18 menus
  69. 6,869Broiled pig's feet, deviled sauce18 menus
  70. 6,870Vanilla parfait18 menus
  71. 6,871Crabapple jelly18 menus
  72. 6,872Pommery & Greno, Brut18 menus
  73. 6,873Salade verte18 menus
  74. 6,874Roast Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Sauce18 menus
  75. 6,875Soft Clams Stew18 menus
  76. 6,876Blackberry Wine18 menus
  77. 6,877Munster18 menus
  78. 6,878Chicken on Toast18 menus
  79. 6,879Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon18 menus
  80. 6,880Imported Frankfurters with Potato Salad18 menus
  81. 6,881Celeri braise a la moelle18 menus
  82. 6,882Ice cream cake18 menus
  83. 6,883Cold sliced turkey18 menus
  84. 6,884Westfalian ham18 menus
  85. 6,885Sazerac18 menus
  86. 6,886Bushmill's Irish Whiskey18 menus
  87. 6,887English stilton cheese18 menus
  88. 6,888Coeur de Palmier18 menus
  89. 6,889Tia Maria18 menus
  90. 6,890Yoghurt18 menus
  91. 6,891Zabaglione18 menus
  92. 6,892Bouquetiere of Fresh Vegetables18 menus
  93. 6,893Milk, Half Pint18 menus
  94. 6,894Herring in Sour Cream18 menus
  95. 6,895Early Times18 menus
  96. 6,896Coconut Custard Pie18 menus
  97. 6,897Clam Chowder Manhattan18 menus
  98. 6,898FACHINGEN18 menus
  99. 6,899Rock & Rye18 menus
  100. 6,900Miller's High Life18 menus